Chicago parking by block · Lincoln Park · Ward 2

Parking at 2050 N Southport Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2000–2099 N Southport Ave. Everything here is from City records — 28,629 parking tickets written across 94 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
1613 W Cortland St (8 min walk) · 1891 N Ashland Ave (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 2, section 1. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
1
Wed
Apr
2
Thu
Apr
15
Wed
Apr
16
Thu
Apr
29
Wed
Apr
30
Thu
May
13
Wed
May
14
Thu
May
28
Thu
May
29
Fri
Jun
11
Thu
Jun
12
Fri
Jun
26
Fri
Jun
29
Mon
Jul
13
Mon
Jul
14
Tue
Jul
27
Mon
Jul
28
Tue
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Aug
24
Mon
Aug
25
Tue
Sep
8
Tue
Sep
9
Wed
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed
Oct
21
Wed
Oct
22
Thu
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu
Nov
19
Thu
Nov
20
Fri

Streets to watch near 2050 N Southport Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2300 N Southport Ave alone took 506 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning9,545 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,574 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks2,096 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Metered blocks14,187 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 1613 W Cortland St — red-light camera, 8 min walk SW
  • 1891 N Ashland Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk SW
  • 2377 N Ashland Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk NW
  • 2404 N Ashland Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW
  • 2432 N Ashland Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk NW

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 5 cameras nearby.
  • Your city sticker and plates bought on time — a missed sticker is $200.
  • The tickets you still get contested by mail, where 59% are dismissed.
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.
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Ticket counts are parking citations issued 2023–2025 from City of Chicago records obtained under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), placed to the 100-block. Speed and red-light citations are counted separately. Street-cleaning dates are the City’s published 2026 season for ward 2, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.